Exploring Generative AI's Threat to Social Justice and Democracy

Presented at Disobey 2024, Feb. 17, 2024, 8:15 p.m. (60 minutes).

Large Language Models (LLMs) are significantly transforming the way we work. Within cybersecurity, professionals and researchers have identified an arms race: LLM-based tactics for both offense and defense trying to outpace each other. Companies mainly worry about their Intellectual Property being used to train these models. But, personal data is increasingly used to train data sets, and privacy authorities are starting - or should definitely start - to worry about this. Yet how LLMs may harm impact individuals, social justice and society at large remains poorly understood. In this talk, Maria and Dimitri explore some of the current and emerging threats of generative AI to societies and social justice, as well as some of the possible solutions and countermeasures.

Presenters:

  • Maria Bique
    Maria Bique is the CEO and co-founder of CyberCoach, a cyber awareness geek, data privacy professional, security culture expert and digital rights activist. She has cultured cells in a lab, developed algorithms for analyzing brain activity and led security and tech teams at various companies. Currently trying to finish a Ph.D. about AI's threat to social justice and fight for digital skills equality through CyberCoach and the #cybercivicduty campaign.
  • Dimitri aka d4e5
    Dimitri is a passionate Technology Enthusiast and a seasoned Product Executive. His expertise spans across innovative data platforms, AI, cybersecurity, and identity management in software companies. He has a profound understanding of both past and modern architectures, for human-generated data as well as IoT systems. With decades of experience in digitizing human and business processes, Dimitri has emerged as a thought leader in Digital Twins, a field he has contributed to significantly over the past nearly 10 years. His is an occasional hacker in both hardware and software, achieving local recognition in the 80s with his work on IBM/360 compatibles and Vax/VMS systems. Originally from France, Dimitri now resides in the US with his wife, daughter, and their two Siamese cats, Mei and Calcifer.

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